Our Team

Staff and Governors at The Children's Hospital School at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) and University College Hospital (UCH) are a highly committed and experienced team of qualified teachers, teaching assistants and support staff as well as representatives of each hospital and the wider community.

Our staff has experience teaching in a wide variety of educational settings including mainstream nurseries, primary and secondary schools; special schools; international schools; PRUs and other hospital and medical needs settings. Our teachers are able to conduct holistic assessments of pupils upon entry and are experienced in providing support to enable successful reintegration back to home schools and other settings on discharge.

There is an annual programme of continuing professional development to keep staff up-to-date with local and national developments in education and we receive regular training from NHS teams to develop our knowledge of how medical treatments and conditions may impact learning. 

Senior School Leadership Team

Neela Moorghen - Headteacher

Elaine Sheil - Deputy Head

Bianca Costa - Deputy Head

Elizabeth Armin - Assistant Head, Teaching and Learning

Maddy Bond - Assistant Head, Inclusion/DSL

William Lau - Assistant Head, Technology

Alex De Dominicis - Business Manager

School Extended Leadership Team

Katy Marklew - Lead Practitioner (Primary)

Hannah Andres - Lead Practitioner (Primary)

Odette Brooks - Lead Practitioner (Secondary)

Primary Team

Jo Boustead - Teacher

Beth Chrystie - Teacher

Brigid Coyle-Kelleher - Teacher

Lucy Kennedy - Teacher

Melissa Lowry - Teacher

Charlotte Nelson - Teacher

Natasha Tsohas - Teacher

Rachael Savory - Teacher

Susan Griffiths - Teacher

SEND Team

Bethan Grimshaw - Teacher - Assistant SENDCO

Anthea Hawke - Teacher

Rob Moody - Teacher

Kai Smith - Teacher

Ellie-Jo Watkins - Teacher

Clara Waywood - Teacher 

Secondary Team

Pam Canning - Teacher

Nancy De Frietas - Teacher

James Hickman - Teacher

Emily Hughes - Teacher

Gio Marasco - Teacher

Elena Secombe - Teacher

Ollie Singleton - Teacher

Kathleen Ward - Teacher

Fionnuala Wilkins - Teacher

Tom Williamson - Teacher

Pupil Support Team

Kenneth Alexis-Cain - Teaching Assistant

Nikki Golemdjieva - Teaching Assistant

Naomi Jess - Teaching Assistant

Dino Karapittis - Teaching Assistant

Chloe Macleod - Teaching Assistant

Ziva O'Connor-Hanlan - Teaching Assistant

Toby Salt-Emerson - Teaching Assistant

Admin Support

Denise Barrett - PA to Headteacher & Clerk to the Governors

Nikki Coker - Administrator

Debjani Mitra - Finance Officer

Natasha Sharman - Teaching Assistant

Cheryl Villa - Teaching Assistant